Cairo
3,085 km²
Vienna
415 km²
Egypt
Austria
Area Comparison
Cairo is 7.4x larger than Vienna
Population Comparison
Cairo has 5.1x more people than Vienna
In terms of area, Cairo is 7.4x the size of Vienna. Cairo spans 3,085 km² (1,191 mi²) while Vienna covers 415 km² (160 mi²) — a difference of 2,670 km². You could fit Vienna inside Cairo approximately 7 times.
To put Cairo's size in perspective, its area of 3,085 km² is about 1.2x the size of Luxembourg. Meanwhile, Vienna at 415 km² is about 1.5x smaller than Seoul.
Picture Cairo another way: its area is large enough to fit about 432,000 American football fields, 52 times the area of Manhattan, or 29 times the area of Paris. Vienna works out to about 58,000 American football fields, 120 times the area of Central Park, or 7 times the area of Manhattan.
Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate. It is home to more than 9.8 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world, and the Middle East. The Greater Cairo metropolitan area is one of the largest in the world by population with over 22 million people. Areas of what would become Cairo were inhabited from pre-dynastic and early-dynastic ancient Egypt c.
Known as "The City of a Thousand Minarets", Cairo covers 3,085 km² with a population of 10.1 million. The city was established in 969. Cairo is known for Pyramids of Giza, Great Sphinx, Egyptian Museum, among other attractions. The city's main transit system is the Cairo Metro.
Cairo is home to more than 9.8 million people and is part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa and the Arab world.
Vienna is the capital, most populous city, and one of the nine states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. Its larger metropolitan area has a population of nearly 2.9 million, representing nearly one-third of the country's population. Vienna is the cultural, economic, and political centre of the country, the fifth-largest city by population in the European Union, and the most populous of the cities on the river Danube.
Nicknamed "City of Music", Vienna has an area of 415 km² and is home to 2.0 million people. It was founded around 500 BC. Visitors come for Schönbrunn Palace, St. Stephen's Cathedral, Hofburg Palace, and much more. Getting around is easy with the Wiener Linien (U-Bahn).
Vienna's metropolitan area holds nearly 2.9 million people, representing roughly one-third of Austria's entire population
Looking beyond city limits, the Cairo metropolitan area covers 6,588 km², which is 1.7x larger than greater Vienna at 3,840 km². The Cairo metro area is also more populous, with 21.3 million people compared to 2.8 million.
Cairo has a population density of 3,274 people per km² — a moderately dense city. Vienna, with 4,771 people per km², is a moderately dense city. Both cities have comparable density, though Vienna is slightly more compact.
This comparison spans continents — Cairo in Africa versus Vienna in Europe. Despite the geographic distance, comparing their sizes reveals surprising insights about how cities grow worldwide.
Cairo has a hot desert climate while Vienna experiences oceanic conditions.
Size Ratio
Vienna fits inside Cairo ~7 times
Density Gap
Vienna is 1.5x more densely populated
History
Vienna is ~1,469 years older
Cairo covers 3,085 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Hanoi (3,359 km²), Karachi (3,527 km²), Lima (2,672 km²), Moscow (2,511 km²), or Cape Town (2,455 km²).
Vienna covers 415 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Denver (401 km²), Oslo (454 km²), Portland (376 km²), Philadelphia (370 km²), or Seattle (369 km²).
The straight-line distance from Cairo to Vienna is 2,383 km (1,481 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~3h 18m.
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